Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/09/2024

Game Time: 6:40 pm ET, Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Venue:  Comerica Park, Detroit, MI 

Where to Watch:  BSDET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -148, Tigers +124; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -150, Tigers +125; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -150, Tigers +125; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Cleveland Guardians:  56-32 (1st place, AL Central)

Detroit Tigers:  42-48 (4th place, AL Central)

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Cleveland Guardians:  5-5 last 10

Detroit Tigers:  5-5 last 10

The Guardians are entering this series off a win and won their 3-game series against the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 56-32 record overall and have a road record of 26-21. This is the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Tigers on Tuesday with the series opener of this series still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 10th in the MLB with a .732 OPS. Gavin Williams is their starting pitcher on Monday while Ben Lively is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 8-4 with a 3.14 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 6 Ks on 6 hits through 6 IP against the Chicago White Sox.

The Tigers are entering this series off a win and completed the sweep in their 3-game series against the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 in their last series. They enter this game with a 42-48 record overall and have a home record of 19-22. This is the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Guardians on Tuesday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 26th in the MLB with a .672 OPS. Rookie pitcher Keider Montero is their starting pitcher on Monday while Kenta Maeda is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 2-5 with a 6.71 ERA this season. His team lost their last 7 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 9 earned runs, 1 homer, and 3 BB with 3 strikeouts on 9 hits through 3.2 innings played against the Minnesota Twins.

The current betting odds have the Guardians listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Tigers haven't looked great in their games this season with their 42-48 record overall which has them near the bottom of the AL Central and they are also 19-22 in their home games. Meanwhile, The Guardians have looked great in their games this season with their 56-32 record overall which has them leading the AL Central with one of the best records in the entire MLB. They have also looked good in their road games with their 26-21 road record. The Tigers are coming off a sweep of the Reds over the weekend, but the Guardians have also looked better themselves with a series win over the Giants, and they have the much better pitching matchup in this one. The Guardians are going with Lively in this one and he has been a stud for them all season. He is 8-4 with a 3.14 ERA and hasn't been giving up many runs in any of his starts. He did give up 3 earned runs in his last one, but that hasn't been a common theme for him this year, and the team has still won 2 of their last 3 games with him starting. The Tigers are going to have Maeda on the mound in this one and he has looked terrible in his starts this season. He is 2-5 with a 6.71 ERA and the team hasn't been finding any success with him on the mound. The Tigers have lost the last 7 games in a row that he started in, and he also gave up 9 earned runs in his last start. The Guardians have a really good offense that is going to put up runs in this game while Lively shuts down the Tigers who have a much weaker offense. The best way to place a bet here is on the Guardians to win this game.

Guardians Tigers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, July 9, 2024 (6:40 pm ET start time) is Guardians 7 Tigers 1.

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Cleveland Guardians: 46-28 (+11.90 units) on the moneyline in their last 74 games. 47-42 (+10.30 units) on the runline in their last 89 games. 52-37 to the over with their team total in their last 89 games.

Detroit Tigers: 39-46 (-12.95 units) on the runline in their last 85 games. 38-48 (-12.45 units) on the first 5 runline in their last 86 games. 36-26 to the over with their team total in their last 62 games.

Cleveland Guardians:  N. Sandlin (RP) - Back. E. Morgan (RP) - Elbow. G. Williams (SP) - Elbow. S. Bieber (SP) - Elbow. T. Stephan (RP) - Elbow. J. Karinchak (RP) - Shoulder.

Detroit Tigers:  E. Báez (SS) - Spine. A. Faedo (RP) - Hip. K. Carpenter (RF) - Spine. S. Gipson-Long (SP) - Groin.

“I’m sure Bo is the first one to tell you he’s not pleased or satisfied with the year he's having offensively. But he’s made such huge strides the last three, four weeks now being willing to make an adjustment in season and to stay ready. He was so prepared for that at-bat.” - Stephen Vogt after his team’s win against the Giants in their game on Sunday.

“We’ve been away from home a long time and played a lot of different games. But the last three have been really fun and pretty clean and pretty well-rounded from the group. Pretty much everybody’s contributed in the last couple of games, and it's fun to win.” - A.J. Hinch after his team’s win against the Reds in their game on Sunday.

S Kwan (L) LF

A Martínez (S) 3B

J Ramírez (S) DH

J Naylor (L) 1B

D Schneemann (L) RF

A Gimenez (L) 2B

T Freeman (R) CF

A Hedges (R) C

B Rocchio (S) SS

M Vierling (R) LF

C Keith (L) 2B

M Canha (R) 1B

R Greene (L) DH

W Pérez (S) RF

G Urshela (R) 3B

Z McKinstry (L) SS

J Rogers (R) C

P Meadows (L) CF

Batting Average:  Angel Martínez (.375)

Hits:  José Ramírez (93)

Home Runs:  José Ramírez (23)

RBI:  José Ramírez (76)

Stolen Bases:  José Ramírez (16)

Wins:  Logan Allen (8)

Saves:  Emmanuel Clase (27)

ERA:  Shane Bieber (0.00)

Batting Average:  Andy Ibáñez (.285)

Hits:  Riley Greene (85)

Home Runs:  Riley Greene (17)

RBI:  Riley Greene (45)

Stolen Bases:  Javier Báez (6)

Wins:  Tarik Skubal (10)

Saves:  Jason Foley (14)

ERA:  Tarik Skubal (2.37)

Managers:

Cleveland Guardians: Stephen Vogt (1st season)

Detroit Tigers: A.J. Hinch (4th season)